Gayle Bradley 2 detent FIXED post 32..

[Zagorov]

Officer's Match - thanks for the idea. I will try that.

on_the_edge - I live in Eastern Europe.

 

[on_the_edge]

Z Zagorov
I guess I don't understand. Sorry. I was under the impression that you were saying that it would be hard or impossible for you to send your knife in to Spyderco for repair based on your location. I get that you are far away, but it can still be done. It might take some time, but you won't know until you try and it sure beats permanently retiring your GB2.

 

[cashville]

Any news back on this one OP?

 

[uxo2]

Any news back on this one OP?

It is on the way back via UPS.

Says Tuesday delivery.


I will up date then

 

[cashville]

It is on the way back via UPS.

Says Tuesday delivery.


I will up date then

I've been really looking forward to hear if your situation has been resolve. Best of luck!

 

[skyhorse]

Could be, or could be anecdotal - I've seen some GB1's that have been to hell and back.

I wonder if the detent ball in the GB2 is exactly the same as the one used in the GB2 ? I recently got the GB2 and I'm impressed.

 

[skyhorse]

It is on the way back via UPS.

Says Tuesday delivery.


I will up date then

I'll be looking forward to your update as well. Best of luck .

 

[Officer's Match]

I wonder if the detent ball in the GB2 is exactly the same as the one used in the GB2 ? I recently got the GB2 and I'm impressed.

Pretty sure Spyderco, or any other knife manufacturer for that matter, doesn't make ball bearings. That is a sourced item, and defective ones cannot be completely ruled out. That is why I prefer ceramic - no way a bad heat treat occurs in those.

 

[skyhorse]

Pretty sure Spyderco, or any other knife manufacturer for that matter, doesn't make ball bearings. That is a sourced item, and defective ones cannot be completely ruled out. That is why I prefer ceramic - no way a bad heat treat occurs in those.

Having a dependable source for quality heat treated hardware is a huge deal.

 

[jbmonkey]

is this a common thing? never had a problem with detents failing......is it rare or commom, thanks y'all.

 

[uxo2]

is this a common thing? never had a problem with detents failing......is it rare or commom, thanks y'all.

It's the first Spydie I have had issues with in general.

So I would say rare.

 

[uxo2]

Knife came in...

And they FIXED IT..

I received this.

A new GAYLE BRADLEY 2 .....

THANK YOU SPYDERCO.....

 

[BenjaminRush]

Spyderco rocks! That's awesome!

 

[Zagorov]

All we need to see now is how long will that detent ball last

 

[Surfingringo]

Ceramic is harder than steel.

So instead of scoring a bearing you get the nightmare scenario of grinding the damage into the blade itself.

Having the ball fail like a fuse in a panel sure seems like a better outcome to me.

Hey Danke, that shouldn't be a problem. The surface area on the tang is vastly larger than the surface area of the detent ball so any wear should be minimal compared to the wear you see when the ball is softer than the steel. Even if it forms a visible groove it won't hurt anything. I haven't worn a detent ball down but I've had one wear from corrosion in saltwater (Spydiechef). I think ceramic balls would provide both better wear resistance and corrosion resistance.

 

[Officer's Match]

Hey Danke, that shouldn't be a problem. The surface area on the tang is vastly larger than the surface area of the detent ball so any wear should be minimal compared to the wear you see when the ball is softer than the steel. Even if it forms a visible groove it won't hurt anything. I haven't worn a detent ball down but I've had one wear from corrosion in saltwater (Spydiechef). I think ceramic balls would provide both better wear resistance and corrosion resistance.

That is an excellent point (corrosion elimination) that I hadn't ever considered.

 

[skyhorse]

Congrats Zag, that was pretty fast. I'm gonna lube my detent area today.